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Rebus challenge 2

Having been a little awkward in my first rebus puzzle note to my mother (during grade school), I refined my skill a bit for my second puzzle. Can you figure out the message here? (Click for a larger image.)


Post your guesses in the comments section!

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  1. Tina4:06 PM

    Dear Mummy,
    Olive you. Grapes forgive me for: archery, insects, cousin-it and ving.
    Your son, JMANDRESEN.

    Do I win?

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  2. mandresen4:13 PM

    SUK IT TINA...
    Dear [Deer] Mummy,
    I love you [olive u]. Please [peas] forgive [4 gift] me [do,re,me] for misbehaving [miss bee hay v ring-r=ing]
    Your [y oar] son [sun],
    jmandresen.

    What did you do? And how old were you?

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  3. J. Michael Andresen4:38 PM

    Very nice, Missy! You are correct. Time has happily cleansed my brain of the sordid details regarding my erstwhile transgression. The time period would be late elementary school, probably 4th or 5th grade.

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  4. Anonymous5:21 PM

    Stag eyed-egg, eccentric orbit bend dot heap numeral present doremi on-ramp high wasp hair tongs onion-r.

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  5. MT8:09 PM

    I like Missy's answer. I couldn't make out a couple items. I was stuck with "Dear egg" and "forgive me for [archery] + behaving" which didn't make sense...

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  6. J. Michael Andresen4:21 PM

    "Eyed egg"?!? That's creepier than the mummy.

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